Garden-cultivator.



P. SMITH.

GARDEN GULTIVATOR,

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1913.

1,102,097, Patented June 30,1914.

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Peter Smfla- IIIIIIIIIHHHIHIIU IllIl] PETER SMI'l H, or NEW VTROY,MICHIGAN.

a. ..,.....k e i. GARDEN-CULTIVATOR.

.v Specification of Letterslatent.

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Application filed 1111 22, 1913. Serial No. 780,554.

To all whom-timely concern:

Pe it known that I, Pnrnn Saii'rri', a jciit.i; zenv ,of the UnitedStates, .iesidingfatNew Troy, in the county of Berrien a'11i;l St-ate,ofMichigan, have invented new and useful I'mprov ements inGarden-Cultivators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates. to, garden cultivators of that class whichfaread'aptedto straddle a row of growing plants and which may beequipped with means for cultivating or agitating-the sbil"adjacent tothe plants.

The object of the invention is to produce" a device of the classdescribed of simple and improved construction which will permit of theearth engaging implements being readily applied or detached, as may berequired.

A further object of the invention is to produce a device of thecharacter described wherein the arch frame which carries the groundengaging tools may be readily adjusted so as to tilt the tools to themost advantageous angle for engaging the ground.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing-Figure 1 is a top plan view. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view taken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front endview.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The main frame of the improved implement is composed of side bars 1, 1which are connected together at their rear ends by a handle bar 2 andintermediate their rear and front ends by a cross bar 3. The side bars 1are provided with stub axles or spindles 4t on which supporting wheels 5are journaled.

An auxiliary frame is provided comprising an arch 6, the limbs of whichare provided at their lower ends with forward extensions or side members7, which latter are providedat their front ends with laterally extendingoffsets, or brackets 8. on which 7 ground engaging tools 9 of anysuitable kind may l be .deta chably secured by fastening members,sucl'ras bolts 10.. The side members 7v of the arch frameare connectedwith tliesidev bars 1 of tlielmain frame, intermediate theends .of thelatter, by fpiviot membei's such'a's boltsll. Therear ends;of,the

side members 7 are by preference connected 'adjust'ably with the mainframe which latter for" this purpose'is provided'with' arouate'brackets12 secured on and extending upwardly from the side bars 1, said bracketsbeing provided with slots 13 that are concentric with the pivot members11 for the passage of clamp bolts 14 which also extend through the sidemembers 7 of the arch frame, said bolts being provided with wing nuts 15for the purpose of securing the parts in adj usted position. It will bevery evident that by loosening the wing nuts 15 the arch frame may betilted about the axis of the pivot members 11 to an extent which islimited by the length of the slots 13. By tightening the wing nuts, theparts will be firmly secured in adjusted position. By thus tilting thearch frame, it is evident that the angle of the earth engaging toolswith respect to the surface of the ground may be changed for the purposeof presenting the tools in the most advantageous position for successfuloperation.

The arch frame, in addition to adjustably supporting the ground engagingtools, serves to connect the side members 1 of the main frame, and thearch also affords ample clearance space for the plants that are to beoperated upon.

In operation, the device may be pushed forwardly by the handle bar bymeans of which the machine will also be guided in such a manner that theground engaging tools will operate adjacent to the two sides of the rowfor the purpose of performing their desired operation without disturbingthe plants. The construction of the im proved device is simple andinexpensive, and it has been found thoroughly eflicient for the purposesfor which it is provided.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a garden cultivator, a main frame comprising side bars, a handlebar connecting said side bars at their rear ends and a cross barconnecting the side bars intermediate their ends, stub axles on saidsidebars, and wheels journaled on said stub axles, in combination with anauxiliary frame including an arch, the limbs of which are provided attheir lower ends with forwardly extending side members having laterallyextending offsets, and means for adjustably securing the side members ofthe arch frame on the side bars of the main frame.

2. In a garden cultivator, a main frame comprising side bars, a handlebar connecting said side bars at their rear ends and a cross barconnecting the side bars intermediate their ends, stub axles on the sidebars, and transporting wheels journaled on the stub axles, incombination with an auxiliary frame including an arch, the limbs ofwhich are provided at their lower ends with forwardly extending sidemembers having lat- Copies of this patent may be in presence of twowitnesses.

PETER Sll'llTll.

'Witnesses:

Anon FLETCHER, HENRY Pnirrcrmnr obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissionerof Patents,

Washington, D, U.

